As many of you know, my daughter Eva is a seasoned author, writing and self-publishing one book each year for the past six. This week, she released her new holiday-themed picture book featuring her beloved character Kinzy, “the charming koala with the huge ego.” Entitled The Christmas CAT-astrophe, the story follows Kinzy and his platypus… [Read More]

I’ve had the fantastic honor these past few weeks of teaching an online class with Gifted Homeschoolers Forum called the Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Project-Based Learning Course. I have eight kids in this Doctor Who-themed class, from ages 9-13 who live on the east and west coasts, and several places in between. We’re having a blast. I… [Read More]

Every year in the STEAM-Powered Classroom, we migrate between a more traditional layout of core subjects and intense periods of focused work on one or two projects. This month, Eva and I have been absorbed in the latter. She has four major projects that are currently taking all of her time: 1) completion of her… [Read More]

Take one funny story-teller/aspiring filmmaker, add one talented young composer, mix in 20th century history studies, and you have a super fun series of short biography videos starring Kinzy, the charming koala with the huge ego. This work has comprised a large part of our studies over the last couple of months; it is a… [Read More]

Walk through almost any store this month, and you’ll see aisle after aisle of Halloween doo-dads that you can buy and put up in your home. I’ve purchased my share of these little treasures, especially on November 1st when they’re on clearance. However, my favorite decorations are ones that we create ourselves. These are the… [Read More]

Those of you connected to me on facebook know that I’m a huge fan of Isabella Taylor, the 11 year old artist from Austin, Texas who has wowed the world with her paintings, sculptures, poetry, and fabric works since she was a toddler. Her latest endeavor has launched her into the world of fashion. Over… [Read More]

I have mentioned from time to time that my husband is a writer. He tends to like topics that lean toward the macabre, especially as they pertain to classic monsters such as vampires, zombies, werewolves, and ghosts. This love of the dark comes from his mother, by the way, who had a tradition of staying… [Read More]

Over the past couple of weeks of blogging silence (have you missed me?), our family has been working hard to get our house prepared for selling. It went up on the market yesterday, and we’re all frankly exhausted. We’ve repaired and painted, carpet shampooed and sorted. We’ve donated something like 200 books and three trunk-loads… [Read More]